All The Grocer articles in 20 January 2001 – Page 3
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Grapes/ stone fruit: Chile expects UK sales to be back on co
Chilean exporters and distributors are predicting a strong upturn in sales this season after last season's poor returns caused by light crops and fluctuating markets. Then, Europe took some 28% of Chilean fruit exports, but Ronald Bown, chairman of...
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Multiples: Somerfield axe falls on loyalty
Somerfield has axed its loyalty card scheme and joined Asda and Safeway in claiming such initiatives have lost credibility among shoppers. The troubled chain has been issuing Argos Premier Points since 1996. But chief executive Alan Smith has now...
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Magazines: Cottage wields the axe
Cottage Publishing, a growing player in the puzzle sector, is to suspend six titles so it can direct more resources into the best-selling magazines in its portfolio. The top seven titles will all become monthly magazines, increasing frequency from...
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The Grocer focus on logistics: availability: CR's hour has
Tesco's continuous replenishment drive will create a distribution system second to none says Sarah Hardcastle On shelf availability of 99% is the aim of Tesco's continuous replenishment (CR) distribution operation for food and drink which the...
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Partners trumpet arrival of Bugles
Exclusive Karen Dempsey Golden Wonder has forged a "strategic alliance" with General Mills in a £5m push to trumpet the arrival of snack brand Bugles in the UK. Both companies are confident that Bugles a corn based snack that has been in the US...
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Scotch pies gain greater appeal
Scottish frozen food company Strathmore Foods has given a new twist to the traditional Scotch pie with the launch of a new convenience product. The new savoury "pots" are based on a Scotch pie base but have been given three very different fillings....
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Somerfield: Annie is back but Jerry goes to Corrie
The star of Somerfield's TV ad campaign is to live on in a new series of commercials due to be aired within a matter of weeks. And the company's Kwik Save subsidiary is targeting Iceland with an aggressive press ad campaign. Annie has been at the...
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News analysis: Christmas period trading figures
The also-rans were... Tesco, of course, was number one. But it wasn't a bad end of year for the multiples fighting to recover. John Wood reports The UK grocery sector could be excused for feeling smug this week as they compared their impressive...
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Flobbadoba's all the rage as BBC Worldwide pot Bill & Ben
Following the triumphant return of the Flowerpot Men to television screens this month, BBC Worldwide is to launch a four-weekly Bill & Ben Magazine on February 19. The 24-page magazine, designed for children between three and five years old, will...
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Safeway: After the deluge a model store layout
When floods devastated Safeway's store at Lewes, East Sussex, in October, the retailer turned it to its advantage by trialling its new supermarket concept in the refurbishment. Now the store has become the model for 50 other supermarkets in the...
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Brandwatch: advertising this week..
Onken Biopot is exposed in a new campaign from March 5, with ads set to the James Brown song I feel good'. A poster and press ad for new South African wine Robert's Rock kicks off this month and runs until May. Branston ...
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Advertising standards: ASA rap for ToothKind
GlaxoSmithKline's High Court defeat in its battle with the Advertising Standards Authority over the controversial ad campaign for Ribena ToothKind is a "vindication of all our processes", said a spokesman for the regulator. The court upheld an...
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Australia: Aldi set for Oz ad blitz
Aldi is preparing to launch a major national advertising campaign in Australia at the end of the month to coincide with the opening of its first stores in New South Wales. A billboard sign displayed outside the Bankstown store relaying details of...
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Bakery: AB threatens to raise the price of a loaf
Top UK bakery Allied Bakeries has warned it could increase bread prices after an indepth review of production and delivery costs. "We're not talking about price hikes across the board," said commercial director Eric Place. "We're simply looking...
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